Inkstand



F. A. WEEKS.

INKSTAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 24. I917.

1,847,527. Patgnted July 27, 1920..

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8 3 1 (1 f for-Qua e FRANK A. WEEKS, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

IN KS'IAND.

Patented July 27, 1920.

Application filed December 24, 1917. Serial No. 208,674.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it lrnown that I, FRANK A. WEEKS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Plainiield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inkstands, of which the followingisa specification.

The inventionresides in a novel construction of two-piece inkstands, one piece being the base containing the ink-well and the other the cover for said well. Y

In accordance with my invention, the base hasa. flatbottom and a top which is of convex outline, being on the arc of a circle, and centrally of the base is formed the ink-well whicl opens into a dip-chamber adapted to receive a pen when necessary. The base is also formed at opposite sides of the ink-well with shoulders which project upwardly and are of suitable character to cooperate with the cover and serve as stops for the same when the cover is in its open and closed positions.v The base will preferably be in one integral piece of glass or other suitable material. The cover is of arc outline and at its edges is formed with downwardly extending flanges which have the same curv ature as the top ofthe base, and said cover is adapted to have a sliding movement on the curved top of the base, being moved rearwardly, when it is desired to expose the dip-chamber, and frontwardly, when it is intended to close said dip-chamber. The cover is guided in its sliding movements by the shoulders at the opposite sides of the ink-well, and said shoulders are engaged by the front and rear flanges, respectively, on the cover in arresting said cover at its open and closed positions. The cover is in one integral piece and may be of any suitable composition or other material.

One object of the invention is to provide.

an inkstand of very neat and attractive appearance and one whose parts may be readily manufactured and assembled and also readily cleaned whenever'desired. A further object of the invention is to provide an inkstand affording great convenience to the user and which while possessing other characteristics, is of the slide-cover type.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

In the drawings, 10 designates the base of the inkstand, 11 the ink-well therein, and

12 the cover adapted to close said well or expose thesame, as may be required. The base 10 maybe formed of glass or other material and may contain one ink-well 11 or a plurality of ink-wells, it being my intention to make thebase for a single inkstand or for a double inkstand or for a treble inkstand, to meet the several requirements of the trade. r

In the present instance 10 illustrates a base having two ink-wells 11, an intermediate tray 30 and a pen-rack 13, but I do not confine the invention to the presence of the tray 30 or the pen-rack 13 or to a plurality of ink-wells 11, since one end portion of the base, say the left hand portion, shown in Fig- 1, up to the line 14, would constitute a single inkstand and embody my invention. The base 10 has a fiat bottom and an armate or. upwardly convexed upper surface 15, and at the center of the upwardly convexed surface 15 is formed the ink-well 11 which is of circular outline and entirely open at its top, and said ink-well l1 communicates through a narrow open throat 16 with a forwardly disposed dip-chamber 17, into which a pen may be dipped to receive ink. At opposite sides of the ink-well l1 the upper surface 15 0f the base is formed with upwardly extending transverse shoulders 18, which serve as guides and stops for the cover 12, as hereinafter explained. The base 10 is in one integral piece and may be handled as a unit, and it is essential in the carrying out of my invention that said base be formed with the arcuate upper surface 15.

The cover 12 is in one integral piece of 'molded composition or other suitable material and it is of arcuate shape and adapted to fit snugly upon the upper surface 15 of the base 10. The cover12 has a smooth upwardly convexed top amLdownwardly extending side and endflanges 19, 20, respec-,1

tively, whose lower edges conform to the upper surface of the base-1O and are adaptable snugness, the shoulders 18 formed on the base 10, and said cover 12 is adapted'to forwardly on the base 10 while guided by the. shoulders 18. The front flange of thejcover 12 is adapted to engage the front ends of the shoulders 18 when said cover is pushed i-iearwardly to expose the dip-chamber 17, said flange 20 and the front ends of the shoulders 18 then serving as stops to arrest said corer and: prevent it from riding down from off the base 10. When the cover l2jlS moved;forwardly to conceal the dip- .chamber17, as shown at theright hand sideof Fig. 2, and also'in Fig. 3, the rear ends of; theshoulders 18 may serve to arrest said cover ,and prevent it from sliding down-- ltr ated', and hence the cover 12 is adapted tohave a sliding. movement only-to a suflicient extent toie-xpose or cover the dip-chamber The cover 12 is in one integral plecel7. andnmaiy, be dropped upon: the base 10 and also readily removed therefrom. The

inkstand is composed of two essential parts,-to -wit, the base 10; and cover 12, and these two parts may be readily separated or combined, and they both present smooth exterior surfaces which may be readily cleansed whenever required. I preferably curvethe middle portions-of the front and back edges of the cover 12 outwardly, as shown, both for neatnessof appearance and: to make itvunneces'sary to slide the cover either frontwardly or rearwardly to any unnecessary extent in covering or. uncovering the dip-chamber 17 or concealingthe rear edge of-the well 11. The ends of the'base 10 are fiat, as shown. The curvature of: the upper surface of the base 10 andthe like-curvature ofthe cover l2vresult1n; the baseand cover being harmonizedin appearance and: in bothbeing able to avoid undue accumulation of dust and the like, :and further it may be said that thewell 11 is. at the apex of the base 10,v and hence may-be of adequate capacity for. holding ink, without the baseIrequir-ing an undue amount of glass or other material in its construction. The dip-chamber 1'? is apartxofthe, well ll'andiis onthe front slope of: thecurved'surface 15 of. the base, and hence may be conveniently reachedby a pen. The narrow throat 16' is of. imp0r-' 1 V tance, because with. thepresence ofthe dipchamber 17 and narrow throat 16 only a versely disposed shoulders, and a cover con- 'tion the surfaces at the edges of the throat l6serve to prevent'a pen from sliding unduly inwardly into the well 11. when the pen is dipped into the ink. The ink-well v maytherefore be said to be at the apex of I have a sliding movement rearwardlyr and.

the curved surface 15' of the base, but having a forwardly extending portion on the front slope of said apexfor the convenience of the user of the inkstand.

\Vhat I claim as my'i'nvention and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is: r' kn inkstand comprising a base in-one 5 integral piece having an upwardly convexed" upper surface and containing an inkwell and forwardly disposed dip-chamber communicating with said well andalso having: at opposite sides-of saidwell transforming to thearcuate outline of the upper surface of said base and having side and end depending flanges engagingthe top surface of said base, the sideflanges of said cover embracing said shoulders and said shoulders being spacecl apart a 'lessdistance than the-end dependin'g' fianges of" saidcover and adapted onthearcuate movement ofsaid cover to arrest the same in its open and'cl'osed positions. r '2. Aninkstan'd' comprising a-base inone integral piece having an upwardly convexed upper surface and containing 'at' the apex thereofan ink-well, said base-hav-ing at opposite sidesof said well transversely dis posedflshoulders, and a cover conforming to the arcuate out-lineof the'upper surface of said base and having-side and end depend- 7 ing flanges engaging the top surface of-said base, the'side flanges of said cover embrac ing said} shoulders" and said: shoulders being spaced-apart a less distance than the end dependingflanges of said; cover and adapted on thearcuate movement of said cover tor arrest the same in itsopen and closed posit-ions; 1 V 1 V 3. An inkstand' comprising abase in one integral piece having an upwardly 'con-' vexed upper surface and containing at'the' apex thereof an ink-well havingla forwardly disposed portionl at the front slope of said surface,- and'a'- cover; conforming to the arcuate outline ofrtheuppersurface of said base and adapted tohave rearward and forward'sliding movement thereon-and being capable of being lifted bodily therefrom, said base and cover having 2 interengaging portionsrfor arrestingxsaid coverat the ends 7 V of itsxrearward and forward imovements, and said cover when in its forward posi tion being adapted-to cover said-well.

:txAn inkstand comprising afbase'in one integral. piece having an upwardly convexed upper surface andi containing at its apex an ink-well having a forwardly disposed dip-chamber communicating therewith, and a slide-cover adapted to the arouate outline of the upper surface of said base and being capable of being lifted bodily therefrom, said base and cover having interengaging portions for arresting sai cover at the ends of its rearward and forward movements, and said cover when in its forward position being adapted to cover said dipchamber and when in its rear position to expose the same.

An inkstand comprising a base in one integral piece; having an iipwardly convexed upper surface and containing at its apex an inlewell, and a slide-cover adapted to the arcuate outline of the upper surface of said base and being slidable transversely thereon and also capable of being lifted bodily therefrom, said base and co er having interengaging portions for arresting said cover at the ends of its rearward and forward movements, and said cover when in its forward position being adapted to cover said ink-well and when in its rear position to expose a portion only of the same.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 22nd day of December A. D. 1917.

FRANK A. WVEEKS.

WVitnesses ARTHUR MARION, CHAs. E. GILL. 

